Metal Massacre VIII — Various Artists

The Metal Massacre compilation series from Metal Blade Records has launched the careers of many bands, including RATT, SLAYER, and METALLICA. VIKING was featured on the 8th installment, with the song "Hellbound" from the demo being featured. It is currently available coupled with Metal Massacre 9.

Track listing:

Sacred Reich — Ignorance

Viking — Hellbound

Overlorde — Keeper Of The Flame

Fatal Violence — Violence Is Golden

Tactics — Spare No Lives

Sanctum — Nothing Left

Gargoyle — Into the Darkness

Ripper — Death Awaits You

E.S.P. — Take 'Em Alive

Wargod — Intimate With Evil

L.S.N. — Deadly Kiss

Do or Die — 1986 Demo

Recorded in 1986. Tape trading was huge in the 1980s speed metal scene. Fanzines branded this cassette as essential for every thrasher's collection. (Below, you can buy the download from Bandcamp, or click the red button to get the CD from our Merch Store.)